修昔底德陷阱

Xiū xī dǐ dé xiàn jǐng

Meaning

Thucydides Trap (theory that war may result when a rising power threatens to displace an established power)

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修xiūto study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate攸彡昔xīpast, former; ancient廿日底dǐbottom, underside; below, underneath广氐德déethics, morality; compassion, kindness彳十罒一心陷xiànto sink, to plunge; trap, pitfall阝臽阱jǐngtrap, snare, pitfall阝井